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This paper discusses the urgent need for capable school leadership to enhance and transform the school systems in the Asia-Pacific region in response to the challenges posed by globalization. It explores multiple developments in globalization and the importance of contextualized multiple intelligence in education. The paper also highlights the paradigm shift towards school-based management and the impact of paradigm shift in education.
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Educational leadership and reforms in the Asian Pacific:A paradigm shift for the Future & globalization Yin Cheong CHENG Hong Kong Institute of Education http://home.ied.edu.hk/~yccheng WERA Symposium at AERA Annual Meeting 4 May 2010, Denver USA
Enhance Change the Future In Asia-Pacific: • >1m school leaders • >26m teachers in primary & secondary schools • >500m school students ~50% of the world
A Challenge: • But how can school leadership be effectively enhanced? • Unfortunately, lack of comprehensive research base to inform development & enhancement of school leadership in AP. • Western theories not appropriate Enhance Change the Future In Asia-Pacific: • >1m school leaders • >26m teachers in primary & secondary schools • >500m school students ~50% of the world
Urgent need of capable school leadership to transform the school systems to support these fast developments in AP • In the coming 10 years, Asia-Pacific Region • As facing growing challenges from globalization to local development • As the most fast growing area for the development of the world economically & socially, • As the largest area of growing human capital & tertiary graduates for knowledge-based economy
Quality /Competitive School Movements Effective School Movements 3 Waves of Educational Reforms & Leadership in the Region World-Class School Movements Globalization Market Competition Internal Improvement Quality as Stakeholders’ Satisfaction Relevance to Future Development Effectiveness as Target Achievement 1990s 1980s--90s 2000s Interface Leadership Internal Leadership Future Leadership
Multiple Developments in Globalization • Technological Development • Economic Development • Social Development • Political Development • Cultural Development • Learning Development
Technological Intelligence • Economic Intelligence • Social Intelligence • Political Intelligence • Cultural Intelligence • Learning Intelligence Multiple & Sustainable Effectivenessfor Multiple Developments in Globalization Challenges from Changing Environment 3rd Wave Educationfor Contextualized Multiple Intelligence (CMI) CMI • Technological Person • Economic Person • Social Person • Political Person • Cultural Person • Learning Person
Intelligence/ Thinking Transfer Technological Intelligence Economic Intelligence Social Intelligence Cultural Intelligence Political Intelligence • Pentagon Theory of Learning • for Development of CMI & Creativity Learning Intelligence
3rd Wave Leaders for CMI & Creativity? • Tofacilitate development of CMI and creativity of students and teachers for sustainable effectiveness in the future.
3rd Wave Learning:New Paradigm of Learning New CMI- Triplization Paradigm Traditional Site-Bounded Paradigm Shift Triplization in Ed = Globalization+ Localization + Individualization in Ed. Cheng (1999, 2000)
World-Class Learning =CMI-Triplization in Learning Unlimited Opportunity for multiple & sustainable development
Samples • 31 secondary schools in Hong Kong • 30 principals, 1119 teachers and 7063 students of G9 & G16 • Quantitative & Case Studies
“High SBM & High PS” Schools vs“Low SBM & Low PS” Schools High PS High SBM Mean Paradigm Shift in Education (PS) Low PS Low SBM Mean Towards School-based Management (SBM)
Satisfaction M. Thinking Learning Effectiveness SBM, PS SC Teaching Profiles of “High SBM & High PS” Schools &“Low SBM & Low PS” Schools All scores are Z-scores; SBM: Towards School-based Management; PS: Paradigm Shift in Education; No. of schools in High PS & High SBM Group = 8, No. of schools in Low PS & Low SBM Group = 12
Quality /Competitive School Movements Higher Order Research: To Provide a Comprehensive Knowledge Base to Understand Paradigm Shifts & Develop a New Generation of Leaders for New Learning & Globalization Effective School Movements Future Research on Leadership World-Class School Movements Globalization Market Competition Internal Improvement Quality as Stakeholders’ Satisfaction Relevance to Future Development Effectiveness as Target Achievement 1990s 1980s--90s 2000s Interface Leadership Internal Leadership Future Leadership
鄭燕祥教授Email address: yccheng@ied.edu.hkhttp://home.ied.edu.hk/~yccheng • Cheng, Y.C. (2010). Multiple thinking and creativity in school leadership: A new paradigm for sustainable development. In S. Huber (ed.) School leadership: International perspectives. (pp. 181-210) Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer. • Cheng, Y.C. (2010). Building capacity for school leadership research and development in the Asia Pacific Region. Invited opening speech at the Asia Leadership Roundtable 2010 organized the Asia-Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change on 11 January 2010. • Cheng, Y.C. (2008). New learning and school leadership: Paradigm shift towards the third wave. In MacBeath, J. & Cheng, Y.C. (eds.).Leadership for learning: International perspectives.(pp. 15-35) Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers. • Cheng, Y.C. (2005).New paradigm for re-engineering education: Globalization, localization and individualization.Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.
